Miss. gardeners can't count on normal temps

11:14 PM,
Jan. 9, 2014

Written by

Felder Rushing

Cold enough for you this week? Though brief, it was what we used to call normal winter temperatures. Trouble is, gardeners can't count on normal.

According to statistics taken over many years, central Mississippi low temperatures average between 10 and 15 degrees Fahrenheit, with north Mississippi being around five degrees lower, south Mississippi about five degrees warmer, and the Gulf Coast about 10 degrees warmer.

And you and I know average lows aren't dependable for predicting anything, much less gardening. Sometimes we go years without getting as cold as averages would suggest, ...